Advanced / Transformational Technology

The commander of Naval Surface Forces wants the service to accelerate deployment of directed energy weapons on ships to defend against threats like the Navy is dealing with currently from […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) on Jan. 8 announced an up to $515 million award to Rocket Lab for 18 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL)-Beta satellites that […]

Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] said on Thursday it won a $63 million contract from the Navy to support advanced hypersonic concepts and strategic mission development. The work is specifically […]

The Biden administration on Thursday said the Department of Commerce has agreed to preliminary terms with Microchip Technology Inc. [MCHP] to provide $162 million in federal incentives to boost the […]

The Pentagon Inspector General (IG) has outlined 83 projects–54 audits and 29 evaluations–that it plans to undertake in fiscal 2024. Among the projects are a DoD/National Reconnaissance Office space defense […]

The United States Space Force (USSF) launched the USSF-52 mission at 8:07 pm on Dec. 28 from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., in what marked the seventh flight for the Boeing […]

The Navy issued a market survey late last month for information on sources able to provide support to integrate new technologies and applications onto the Ocean Aero Triton Autonomous Underwater […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded RTX [RTX]’s missiles and defense business in Tucson, Ariz., a nearly $408 million contract for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile Southern Cross Integrated Flight […]

The Pentagon said that it would choose contenders for Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks’ Replicator initiative this week, but DoD has not released those candidates yet. “We remain on plan, […]

Boeing [BA] on Dec. 14 delivered its first Orca extra-large uncrewed undersea vehicle (XLUUV) to the Navy for continued testing that will provide lessons learned for the follow-on five prototype […]